Hanger for fur scarfs or the like



March 3, 1931. J. H. lHERRMANN HANGER FOR FUR SCARFS OR THE LIKE Filed Jupe 28. 1929 E f l l i l i l i I l 1 .f \N y() i H l ,li K l A Y te interferingwith examination or temporary Patented Mar. 3, 1931 f Unifrg 'TES HANGER non Fun scAnFs on Tian LIKE i Appufition tied :une 2s,V

' invention relatesto hangers for fur scarfs or the like which are usually made up with the stuffed headof the animal at one end provided with a hook or tongue adjacent tithe head adapted to engage a loop at the other or tail endl of the scarf when it is looped about the neck of the wearer while being fworn. i ".-Hitherto in the display orstorage of such fur scarfs the practice has been to suspend them by tying a cord to some convenient part ofthe scarf, such as the head or tongue and attaching it to a hook or 'other support. This manner of suspending isunsatisfactory because the disengagement of the scarf vfor the vpurpose of exhibitingit to a customer orperniittiiig it lto be tried Von isattended with considerable inconvenience, usually requiring the untyingl of the co-rd from the scarf, and also because the strings frequently break or become accidentally detached and allow the scarfs to fall onthe door. Furthermore the scarfas thus suspended does not klend itself to most-appropriate display.' A principal object ofmyinvention is to provide means for the suspension of fur scarfs for display and storage purposes whereby the scarfs are detachably secured at thevhead or snout end to a hanging device Y whereby the scarf may be maintained in full length, substantially vertical, suspension, VAthereby preventing distortion of the.' scarf and enabling a prospective customer to view it satisfactorily.Y 1 f f Another object of my invention is to provide a hanging devicefor furvscarfs having a securing means for ythe snout of the animal head which is i adjustable for the varying lengths thereof and which forms a secure 40 but easily removable attachment which may*- be readily; attached to or removed from the scarf without injury thereto. A further'oo ject is to pro-vide a hanging device for the purpose `aforesaid which it is not necessary 15 to dsengage from the scarf when a customer wishes to examine or evenltry on the scarf, the hanger with the scarfbeing adapted for removal asa unit from'the support for this' purpose, and when so removed, not materially 1929. Yserialv No. 374,352.

.use of the scarf while still attached thereto.

Additionally, my invention comprehends the combination of my improved hanger withV f a suspending'means whereby aplurality of the hangers with the scarfs 'secured thereto may be hung therefrom and maintained in spaced, substantially vertical, positions upon the removal of one or more of the scarfs. i i

Other objects, advantages, and novel features will appear in the specilication,'accompanying drawing and the claims.

1 Affull understanding of the invention may be obtained from aconsideration ofthe detailed description'of one embodiment'thereof as shown in the-accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, it .being understood, however, that Vwhile the drawing shows a practical form'of the inventiomthe latter I isr not confined to strict ,conformity y therewith, but -maybe changed or modified as desired so long as such changesoi modifications embodyno substantial vdeparture from v the salient features of theinvention .Y g In the said drawing, Fig. l is a front view showing three fox skin scarfs suspended'byv means of my improved hangers, two being.

shown in dotted lines, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation, iii part, thereof. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation, in part, of a fur'scarf with my'improved hanger in operative position thereon; Fig. 4 isan enlargedrearview 'of the .hanger removed from the scarf; Fig. V5 is a sectiony on the lineef of Fig. 4 and Fig. 6 isa section onthe line 6-6 thereof. Like 'numerals' designate like parts in the several gures.

My improved hanger A comprises a frame l formed 'froinwire,'preferably of generally trapezoidalformand having elongated sides or'legs 2 and 3 extending from the top 4 with the klower ends 5 and 6 of the wire bent inwardly substantially at right angles to form the base 7 and extendingwithin a tubularV member or spooll 8 which is preferably adapted to rotate thereupon and whichforms a protective cover for thefree ends of thewire.l I preferably hingedly attachl to the top 4 of the hanger a spring clasp 9 comprising two jaws 10 and 1'1 provided with ears 12 through which extends a. pin 13 forming a pivot for and with its ends bearing against the inner faces of the jaws 10 and 11 serves to keep the jaws normally in closed position; the jaw 10 may be secured to the frame in any suitable manner as by bending the end 15 about the top 4. .It willbe observed that the jaws maybe opened to enable the hanger A to he attached to or detached from a support therefor by pressing the lower ends of the jaws toward each other, the jaws moving pivotally about the pin 13 and causing the upper ends toseparate. While I prefer to employ the spring clasp or equivalent means for supporting the hanger, under some circumstances the clasp may be omitted and the U-shaped upper end of the hanger engaged directly over a hook or peg when it is desired to suspend the same.

Slidably mounted upon the frame 1 is a clamping member 16 formed with eyes 17, 17 loosely encircling the sides 2 and 3, respectively, and adapted to be moved thereupon to any desired position so as to engage'the snout 18 of the head I-I of the scarf S, the clamp 16 being adjustable along the sides 2 and 3 for different lengths of snouts. The clamp 16 is also preferably formed of a contour substantially similar to that of t-he snout so that its contact therewith will not mutilate or injure the latter and will also enable a snug engagement to be made therewith.

As is usual in scarfs of the character of v those to which my invention relates, a tongue T is secured at its upperend tothe under side of the snout by stitching or in any other suitable way, and is adapted to engagea catch or loop secured adjacent the tail end of the scarf when the latter is being worn. The tongue comprises, preferably, a metal plate with a Vfabric covering and is suciently resilient to :permit the lower end thereof to be sprungv .mutilationV of the adjacent portions ofthe scarf. Y

Following` the engagement of the base 7 and spool 8 beneath the tongue T, the clamp 16 is slipped downwardly upon the sides 2 and 3 lying on opposite sides of the tongue against the under side of the head to en- .gage over the snout and may be adjusted to vsecurely grip the same irrespective of the length thereof, the conformation of theY clamp 16 with the contour of the snout assisting in effecting a secure seating of the clamp thereon without 'abrasion of mutilation of the snout. v

It will also -b-e noted that because' of the gradual divergence downwardly of the sides 2 :and 3 the clamp, as it is pushed downwardly thereon, effects a progressively tighter engagement between itself and the snout so as to securely attach the hangerto the scarf, the inherent resiliency of the wires 2 and 3, however, preventing such tight. engagement as would tend to Amar or injure the snout.

The hanger when once attached to the .scarf as just described may be left in position thereon as long as Vmay be desired but may readily be removed when required by merely slipping the clamp off the snout and unhooking the end of the hanger from beneath the tongue T. When in operative position the hanger is substantially incapable of relative movement with respect to the head or snout and the scarf may be handled or even tried on without removing the hanger therefrom. Y

In Figs. land 2 I h-aveshown a novel support B for a plurality of my improved hangers with scarfs suspended therefrom. The support B may be preferably formed from a single piece of wire and comprises a Vhook or loop 2O adapted to be hung upon a rod or peg and a transverse section 21 formed with plurality of spaced U-shaped depressions 22 within which the clasps 9 may be secured whereby the scarfs are maintained in definitely spaced relation and thus more effectively displayed for sale purposes. While the removal of any hanger andr its appended scarf, eXceptperhaps the scarf disposed at the middle of thel support, vwill tendto unbalance the support and cause its canting or tilting to some degree, the desirable spacing of the remaining scarfs will still be maintained, the clasps 9 being retained within the depressions 22 and the scarfs hanging in vsubstantiallyvertical, spaced, parallel relation.

While I have herein described with .some particularitycne embodiment of my linvention, it will be understood that I 4do not thereby desire or intend to liinit myself thereto as it will be evident that various changes may be made therein without departing from f the spirit and scope of the invention as dened by the appended claims, the foregoing description and accompanying drawing being intended as illustrative only and not by way of limitation. Y

Having thus described my invention, I Y

ent of the United States:

l. A hanger for a` fur scarf comprising a frame and a clamp slidable along the sides' thereof and generally conforming between Vsaid sides to the profile of a transverse secportion of the clamp between the eyes generally conforming to the p-roile of a transverse section through the snout of an animal and Y adapted to engage over the same.v

3. A hanger for a furs'carf comprising a wire frame of substantially trapezoidal shape and severed transversely through the base to permit relative lateral yielding movement between its sides, a clamp provided with eyes at its extremities respectively surrounding said sides and slidable thereon, the center portion of the clamp between the eyes generally conforming to the prolile of a'transversesectiony through .the snout of' an animal and adapted to engage over the same, and a spring clasp secured to the apex of the frame for detachably suspending the latter from a supi port. f n

4l. A hanger for afur scarf having at one end a stuffed animal head and provided beneath the snout thereof with a longitudinally extending tongue, said hanger comprising a frame having elonvated sides and a transversely extending base adapted to engage besaid sides and adapted to receive the snout of curing it to a support. c c

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my y hand lthis 2'? th yday of June, .1929. f

. JULlUS H. HERRMANN.

kneath said tongue and a clamp slidable on the animal head whereby the hanger Visheld 1 y in relatively fixed relation with the head of Y the scarf when operatively disposed thereon.

5. A hanger forafur scarf having at one n end a stuffed animal head provided on its under side with a ylongitudinally extending tongue, said hanger comprising longitudinally extending sides and a transversely eXtendl ing base adapted to Vengage beneath the tongue, said sides when the baseis so engaged lying adjacent the snout of the head, and a clamp slidable on said sides and engaged over said snout to hold the same` in relatively tinged position with respect to said sides. 6. A hanger for a fur scarf having atone end a stued animal head and a longitudinally extending tongue disposed.therebeneath,"v said hanger comprisingr a frame of wire the sides of which are adapted to lie acentthe snout of` the head, a transversely disposed base adapted to be engaged beneath the end of the tongue, and a clamp slidable on said sides i snout of the head, a transversely disposed base adapted to be engaged beneath the end of the tongue, a clamp slidable on said sides and operable to engage over said snout to hold the same in relatively fixed v relation with the sides with'the apex of the frame projecting y beyond the end of the snout, and means adj af cent the apex of the frame for. detachaby se 9 

